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Coin design

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19th century
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James Barton Longacre
Archibald Bruce

Archibald Bruce

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1796
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Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
The Washington Family

The Washington Family

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1798
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Edward Savage David Edwin
Flora

Flora

Silhouette
c. 1796
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General Washington

General Washington

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Thomas Jefferson

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Count Rumford

Count Rumford

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

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George Washington

George Washington

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

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1793
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Benjamin Franklin

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1798
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Cadwallader Colden

Cadwallader Colden

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c. 1801
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George Washington

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1790
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Dr. S. L. Mitchill

Dr. S. L. Mitchill

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c. 1801
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Unidentified Artist
David Rittenhouse

David Rittenhouse

Painting
1796
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Charles Willson Peale

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